Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-18

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CHICAGO, February i7.-1he wheat msrhss
was moderately active and stronger today.
The market opened nc. higher ~ we. TOT
May, owing 10 the favorable tenor on kuropsss
advices Public cable adyices q1oied nrm
markets with prices tending up. and private
cables also carnc In quite ssrons. onennes
we're free at the advance. and prices Tell on -
sqa.gkc., but ON report OF good export move
ment rose % sgks7g1.c. and closed TOR inc Gay
AZ outside figures Receipts Q, eleven points
we're only $4,000 bushels. while clearines
ffcm three Atlantic ports were iuuo
bushels. IL was stated that the stocks of vnces
In interior warehouses In the Sorhwcs
have been considerably reduced. There we're
no new features developed In corn. The mar
kst was moderately active early, but later fuisa
quiet Toward the close therr was shrmerfe es.
ing with fair purchases ana ,ne ns ~" 49,
steady and shade higher. Large receip~et nvs
hogs, accompanied with reduction IA pricsss
was a-ignai for large speculative onerihss IN
proyisions, and the markets all ruled lower ~
he openipg. Mess-pork opened eOc. lower o.
si42 for May, dropped TO fl4iIh, put 'urneo
at that point aud only ceased going up wnes
sf47O was reached; a reaction toSlANk iouos.
closed iOc. per 100 pounds lower and short-ros
closed Sc. per 100 pounds lower.
WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON. ". O.. February i7.-Turpenune
Aim at8hc. Rosin nrm; strained. &c. soed
strained, SOC. Tar firm at ti.on Crude mrpsn-
tine frn; hard. 81; yollo~-dip aAd virgin.
COTTON MARKETS.
NORFOLK, VA, February i1--cotton quiet;
mlddling, skc. Net receipe, l,6ll bales;
gross receipts, 1871 bales; stock. MSS balesi
snles, Sys bales; sxports-coa>twss, ~
bales TO Great Britain, - bales: 70 franos,
- bales; 70 the Continent - baieH
nr mI iniSaSs, S;isc. Net receipts, % ssiss:
gruss receipts, 90 bales; sales, - bales;
stock, s.s2o bales; exports-coastuise, -
bales; to the Continent - baies; 70 ersAs
SAVANNAH. GA, February H.-Cottou quist:
middlng, . J-l6c. Net receipts, i,1+o bales:
gross receipts, i,7is bales; sales. 40 bess.i
stock, e5,7e4 bales; expors-coastwiss, LOIS
bales; 10 the Continent. = bales; 70 arsas
Britain. - bales; 10 France. - oais~
AuGusrA GA, February i7.--CoIton qalet:
middling, sl5-iGc. Receipts, - bales; sales,
CnARLssros, S. C., February is-cossos
arm: middllng, CSC. Net recoipe, ~
bales; gross receipts, ei3 bales; sales. 10
bales; stock, 1856 bales; eIpor.s-so Great
coaslwise. - bales: To France. - baiss
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURRS
NEW YORK, February i7.--Cotton-Net, Cos
bales: gross, 1853 bales Futures closed
dull; sales, 1900 bales; February, 81 ale
&C. %; March, s9i3af9.ii; April. 81 o2ssa % NAY,
~. 6Oasa61; June. 81 95afa9S; July. teI5assl1;
August, ss.sias9s2; September, 81 osats.si;
October. 81. 39a9.i n f: November, se.gstas2.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, February i7-Nooh business
good az unchanged rates; uplands, sd; Or
leans, bhd.; sales, i2,00o bales; for speculation
and export, 1000 bales. Receips, 1000 bales;
American $500 bales. Futures quiet and
| steady: February, 5-6id.; February and
March, 7-6id.; March and April, $3.50:
| April and May, q6id.: May and June,
| 3 il-6id June and July, i364d July aud
| August 5 156id. August and September,
| 8 iS-6id. September and October, 1884.
? p A-ssles OF American, $500 bales Feb
| ruary, I'D, buyer; February aud March,
| 5 7-6id., buyer; March and April, e6<d.,
| buyer; April ana May, 91id., buyer; NAY
and June, li-6id., buyer; June and July,
| 5 13-6td., buyer; July aud August i5-e4d.,
| buyer; August and September, 5 i7-64d.,
buyer; September and October, n-Ad..
buyer. Futures steady; good uplsnds, sd;
| uplands, sd; low middling, d. good ordi-
| nary, 4&d.; ordinary, I%d.; good middling
| Texas, . 5-i8d. Texas. 5 3-i6d. low middiing.
| Lied; good ordinary, l3-i6d.; ordinary.
"a; good Orleans, 3'.d.; Orleans ssd-; low
| iP. H-february, 1874. buyer; Februs-
| ry and March. 7-6id., buyer; March and
| April, Sold, seller; April and May, beotd.,
| buyer; May and June, ll-6id., seller; June
| and July, 5 i3-6id., seller; July and August,
| l5-G4d.,. seller; August and september,
| i7-Sid, seller; September and October,
| is-6id., value. Futures closed quiet and